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The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Even Ladd is scared!

19416.41h 10m

Overview

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Written by Robert Lees, Robert Neville, Eric Taylor
Produced by Burt Kelly
Box OfficeBudget: $178K0

Top Cast

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Montague Hartley

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Mr. Penny

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

Eduardo Vidos

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Elaine Winslow

Gladys Cooper

Gladys Cooper

Myrna Hartley

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Abigail Doone

Cecilia Loftus

Cecilia Loftus

Henrietta Winslow

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

Richard Hartley

Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Margaret Gordon

Themes & Keywords

lightningwheelchaircrematoriummurderspoofinheritancelast will and testamenthorror spoofblack and whiteold dark househousekeeperhanginggardenerblack catdead catheirthundersecret passagewayold woman murderedmurder by gunshotcat loverfoggy nightpoisoningcatsscary housegreedy heirs

About The Black Cat

The Black Cat is a comedy, horror, mystery film released in 1941 exploring themes of lightning, wheelchair, crematorium, murder, spoof, inheritance. Directed by Albert S. Rogell, it stars Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford. Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

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